The journal article: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acel.70751
I don't understand much of it, but it reads to me as incremental progress having to do with gene expression but not age related dysfunction. Hopefully somebody with a better understanding can clarify it.
I love this so much. I wish I had more time to go over the actual math they offer lower in the post. I understand it but I want to play with it. =(
No, but you can probably spray the lower 20..40 cm of your house with stone chip protection / underbody protection (a car maintenance product). Getting it off later is going to be interesting, though. If you have frequent floods, maybe you'll want to keep it. :D
Since my house is made of aerated concrete, stone chip protection is included in my contingency plan.
Thanks 🙏 appreciated 😊
Duct tape around doors... Yeah sure. But who thought that was a good situation for sand bags? They're for outside use.
Yeah, "Making Dorito Dust Using Transparent Chicken" or "Chicken Using Dorito Making Transparent Dust" aren't better.
I would not have expected to see those combined into a sentence in any order
That's a combination of words I wouldn't have guessed to ever see together in that order.
"Duck cloth" is a type of canvas, in case that's unclear. 🤓
"Duck tape" was originally conceived in 1943 during World War II by Vesta Stoudt, an ordnance plant worker and mother of two U.S. Navy sailors. After local plant supervisors ignored her idea, she wrote directly to President Roosevelt on February 10, 1943, including explanatory diagrams. Roosevelt forwarded the letter to the War Production Board, which tasked Johnson & Johnson’s Revolite division to manufacture the heavy-duty cotton-duck and rubber-adhesive tape.
WWII GIs would use it to waterproof their artillery cases and it got the code name Duck Tape because water flowed off it & like water off a duck’s back. After the war, during the housing boom, ex-GIs realized the tape had a multitude of applications around the home for general repairs.
Despite the name it eventually adopted, modern building codes often prohibit using traditional cloth-backed duct tape on actual HVAC ductwork because the adhesive can dry out, fail, or become a fire hazard under heat and pressure. The original name was later reclaimed commercially by the Duck Brand.
It's alright, though. Many people are simply tired and can't be bothered to read for pleasure, much less self-improvement. Same as it ever was.
Struggled with this until reading "information is physical" here
And with this one wierd trick, now everyone can!
Interesting how the name pretty much stayed the same with modern popular products!
That does explain why it would work well with floods if originally designed to be waterproof. Like lost knowledge refound (at least by some!)
Fair point - I use those names for being near enough the same product (sticky cloth tape easily ripped by hand), but I get there are variations for use in more specific cases.
I don't think gaffer tape would hold up to water. I think this is legit super sticky duct tape like for ducts, not just keeping electrical cords in place so people don't trip on them.
Source: I gaffed for a couple summers
Duct tape was originally duck tape — adhesive on duck cloth — and became particularly popular with GIs during WWII. It would later be developed into its current form using polyethylene backing.
The linked paper says 73mm-wide 27m-long branded high-quality black duct tape, so I'd guess it's Gorilla Tape, which is well known in the UK and consistent with that description.
They also tested three other types of tape; details are in the paper.
Everyone should own a tarp. So useful.
Sandbags are typically used during flash floods and other imminent/unpredictable flooding.
Are thinking of Duck tape? That's a brand name dude!
Aka gaffer tape, cloth tape. Not an electrical tape, it's a general purpose, fix nearly anything tape. Given the name, originally designed to quick fix ducts!
Duct tape could be useful as an improvised protection. It requires the door to be kept closed.
A waterproof panel right in front of the door would allow to keep using the door. Obviously it requires acquiring those ahead of time, possibly work on the door opening to ensure it fits perfectly.
But what kind of tape is this? Wide electrical?
As is with typical modern day geniuses, both apparently isn’t an option.
If you pay for all the tape, I will gladly pay any conceivable travel cost to come and help you do this. DM me a timeline and your deets
